March 6 & 13
9:00am-1:00pm
Every year, Northern New Mexico acequias (irrigation ditches) are closed for cleaning and repairs.
It is a tradition, and a duty for parciantes (land owners with irrigation rights), to gather for the annual clean-up of the ditch.
It typically consists of removing fallen trees and rocks, and clearing blockages that prevent water from properly flowing.
You are warmly invited to join our Limpia Days in Dilia/Anton Chico, 90 miles from Santa Fe along the Pecos River, and experience a tradition dating back 200+ years in our area.
Lunch will be served at 1:00pm at the Mil Abrazos farm, and can be a sweet opportunity to meet with locals and elders.
Some accommodations are available upon reservation if you wish to come the day before.
Children are most welcome. Please no dogs (unless they stay in your vehicle) as we have too many already. Work clothes, gloves and rubber boots recommended (we have some to loan at the farm as well).
For more information on Limpia Days, read the following article published in the Green Fire Times.
RSVP at poki@milabrazos.org
Mil Abrazos Community Land Trust is a 501(c)3
Donations of cash, stocks, vehicles or material goods are tax-deductible
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